EPA v. FLORIDA TILE INDUSTRIES, INC

Case summary

FLORIDA TILE IS THE THIRD LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF CERAMIC TILE IN THE UNITED STATES AND OWNS AND OPERATES THREE FACILI TIES INCLUDING A FACILITY LOCATED IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA ( FACILITY ), WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS REFERRAL. IN 1985 EPA ISSUED NPDES PERMIT NO. FL0029637 TO FLORIDA TILE WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3, 1986. THE PERMIT AUTHORIZED FLORIDA TILE TO DISCHARGE TOTAL COPPER, TOTAL LEAD, TOTAL ZINC, TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE, AND ACUTE WHOLE EFFLUENT TOX- ICITY WITHIN SPECIFIED EFFLUENT LIMITS FROM ONE POINT SOURCE A STORM WATER RETENTION POND, INTO LAKE WIRE, A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE UNITED STATES. FLORIDA TILE HAS CONSISTENTLY DISCHARGED LEAD AND ZINC INTO LAKE WIRE SIGNIFICANTLY EX- CEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN THE PERMIT, IN VIOLATION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, SECTION 301(A), 33 U.S.C. 1311(A). IN ADDITION, FLORIDA TILE HAS INTERMITTENTLY DISCHARGED COPPER, TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE AND ACUTE WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY IN EXCESS OF THE PERMIT LIMITS IN VIOLATION OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT, SECTION 301(A), 33 U.S.C. 1311(A).

Defendants (1)

• FLORIDA TILE INDUSTRIES, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FLORIDA TILE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  1 SIKES BLVD., LAKELAND, FL, 338151575

  Registry ID: 110000364837

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FLORIDA TILE INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 1993-08-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $493,070

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1985-02-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1991-09-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1992-03-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 1993-08-03Final Order Lodged
• 1993-08-03Final Order Entered
• 1993-08-03Concluded
• 1995-01-06Enforcement Action Closed